Ep.40: Student Activism in the Age of Corona

Dunn Street founder Stephen Donnelly was joined on the line by Molly Willmott – President of the National Union of students.Molly is a passionate activist at Melbourne University, and has been involved for around 5 years now. She spoke about the challenges that 2020 has brought for students and how NUS have adapted to these changes. Although Covid-19 throw a spanner in the works for the NUS, she is still fighting for student unionism and social justice issues. Today's episode was produced by Pam Kiriakidis.Download on your fav podcast app today.This episode was a nostalgic one for Stephen and for his listeners, as him and Molly compare their stories about National conferences, the exciting chants and the factions!To support the campaign against racial injustice in the United States, donate to our friends at Color of Change at colorofchange.org  The presenting sponsor of Socially Democratic is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help organise to build winning campaigns in your community, your business or organisation and make the world a better place, look us up at: dunnstreet.com.auSupport the showSocially Democratic is an opinion-based political and campaign podcast that facilitates discussion on a range of topical issues. The opinions of guests are not an endorsement and do not necessarily reflect the views of the staff at Dunn Street and Socially Democratic.Access ad-free episodes and send in questions by joining our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/SociallyDemocraticIf you like the show, rate and review us on your favourite podcast app.Follow Us on Socials:Facebook (https://tr.ee/9jGIOy)Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sociallydemocratic)LinkedIn (https://tr.ee/YxyYJh)X (https://x.com/SocialDemPod)YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@DunnStreet)The presenting sponsor of the Socially Democratic podcast is Dunn Street. For more information on how Dunn Street can help you organise to build winning campaigns in your community, business or organisation, and make the world a better place, look us up at: dunnstreet.com.au